On the Evolving Wellness Podcast, host Sarah interviews Larry, a former football player and PhD in exercise physiology, about his worsening anxiety, depression, and cognitive symptoms after years of collision sports and a 2010 diagnosis of significant brain damage. After meeting CTE researcher Ann McKee in Boston and learning of near-infrared light research at the VA, Larry entered a study using a near-infrared headset and reports major improvements in mood, PTSD measures, cognition, and MRI functional connectivity, with symptoms returning when he stopped and improving again on a home device. He describes subsequent research in first responders and a season-long BYU football study comparing sham vs active headsets, reporting broad gains in performance measures and MRI indicators showing inflammation increases in controls but a net loss of inflammation and better axon health in treated players. Larry discusses practical use (20 minutes, typically mornings, three to five days weekly) and argues the approach is disease-modifying and relevant for athletes, veterans, and others.
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Timestamp:
00:00 Breakthrough Results Teaser
00:58 Podcast Return and Why This Matters
04:32 Guest Intro and Football Background
06:40 Symptoms and CTE Reality Check
10:42 Near Infrared Light Turning Point
16:03 From Personal Win to Research Mission
22:14 BYU Study Shocking Brain Findings
32:19 Choosing Real Devices
33:39 How To Use Vielight
34:54 Evidence And Research
36:22 Office Light Mitigation
38:03 Timing And Mechanisms
41:18 CTE Risks And Prevention
50:43 Adoption And Closing Thoughts
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